Russia Masses Forces for Berlin Offensive as War Looms
Moscow reports two major Russian armies maneuvering for the Berlin drive with gains on the flanks toward the Baltic and Breslau. Officials say the forthcoming offensive could be stronger than previous pushes, potentially nearing Berlin's gates, though no set start time exists for Marshal Zhukov's First White Russian and Marshal Konev's First Ukrainian forces.
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Moscow
Berlin
Baltic
Pomerania
Breslau
Silesia
K. Zhukov
Ivan
Konev
Ukraine
Two Armies Gain 5 Miles In Big Drive
In a rapid Rhine valley advance the American Ninth and First armies moved up to within 18 miles of Cologne and six miles of the Ruhr fortress at Muenchen Gladbach. They swept 25 towns, neared Erkelenz, Kaulhausen, and the Nims river near Bitburg, while the Third army pressed toward Trier and Saarburg. Canadian forces also pressed the Ruhr from the north as Montgomery intensified attacks behind the Cologne plain.
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Paris
Rhine Valley
Cologne
Ruhr Arsenal
Muenchen Gladbach
Erft River
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Ninth Army
Erkelenz
Kaulhausen
Linnich
Rhine
Juelich
Titz
Germany
Roer
Ninth
First Armies
Dusseldorf
Rhineland
William H. Simpson
Meunchen Gladbach
Montgomery
Bombing Raid Caps First Big Berlin Assault
More than 1,200 American heavy bombers carried out the war's biggest raid on Berlin today, streaming over the German capital in force. The decisive attack targets the Nazi capital with heavy aerial onslaught as Allied forces press forward.
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London
Berlin
Berlin air raid blitz drops 1,000 bombs and hazardous payloads
In Berlin the largest air attack yet, with American bombers delivering 8,000 tons of hazardous materials and devices into the city at noon. Refugees in the capital crowded the rail hubs near Schlesischer and Alexanderplatz, within six miles of the air ministry.
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London
Berlin
Schlesischer
Alexanderplatz
Air Ministry
German Capital Parade Amid Bombers Guarded
A lengthy German capital procession unfolds as bombers are guarded overhead in a tense display. The event continues on page six with further details and imagery.
Nurses Resting at Letterman Hospital After Philippines Return
Sixty eight Angels of Bataan and Corregidor and a Red Cross worker arrived at Letterman General Hospital San Francisco after three years in war. The group includes Nurse Maj Maude Davidson and veteran staff, many with new wrist prostheses from Japanese captivity. They plan early talks of home leave while awaiting possible future reunion with the Philippines and Japan in wartime events. They received advances on back pay and faced future limits on cigarettes and candy as supplies.
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San Francisco
Calif
Angels
Bataan
Tregidor
Tterman General Hospital
Army
Saturdy Air Transport Command
Philippines
Maude Davidson
Americas
Corregidor
Japan
Honolulu
James W. Ganley
Meesport
Necessary To Send Lads Of 18 Into Combat
Senator Hill argues the War Department is justified by military necessity in using 18 year old draftees in combat after eight months of training. He said young inductees were shipped overseas only after experienced divisions in training in the United States were exhausted.
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Washington
Senator Hill
D-Ala
War Department
Taft
R-Chioe
Department
Hill
Triple Threat Looms To War Production
Washington battle to sustain peak war output by June faces a triple threat from new draft calls floods and wage debates for coal miners. Local boards move to the 30 to 33 age group ensuring workers are essential to the war effort and directly needed.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Selective Service Boards
Lewis Hershey
Another Chance For Guilty Doughboys
Paris news reports that more than 160 soldiers convicted in train looting and black market cases may receive probation and a chance to serve again. Some seek front line service or return to railway battalions. no blanket suspensions. The prosecutor will compile a list of those likely to redeem themselves as soldiers. Officer cases hinge on Eisenhower's decision.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Allied Forces Press Forward in Rhine Campaign and Air Offensive
The piece analyzes Allied advances into the Rhineland as Eisenhower seeks to press west of the Rhine with the German defense under threat. It notes Luftwaffe weakness, possible Rundstedt counterattacks, and the Russians preparing a push toward Berlin while the air war chips away at the Nazi fortress.
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Rhineland
Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Rundstedt
Berlin
Cologne
Rhine
Rhenish
Germans claim victory in Samland six day battle near Koenigsberg
The German communique reports parts of two Soviet armies smashed in six days on the Samland peninsula northwest of Koenigsberg. It says East Prussia’s water, road and rail links to Pillau were restored and that several thousand Russians were killed. Two Soviet bridgeheads over the Neisse south of Forst are mentioned.
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London
German Comunique Today
Samland
Koenigsberg
Pillau
Neisse
Forst
Spartanburg Fire Ravages Store and Bank Annex
A morning blaze in Spartanburg South Carolina damaged Sherman’s clothing store and the Painted Post restaurant, with further harm to the Citizens and Southern National bank annex. Officials estimate losses near 40 000 dollars as firemen battled from 2 30 to 4 30 a m. The Sherman’s roof collapse buried counters and clothing in debris.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Sheridan’s
Tar Heels Among First To Invade Davern Front
Two North Carolinians Sgt Douglas Oakes and Sgt Lawrence H Stewart were among the first troops to smash into Davern on the Western Front after overcoming resistance. Capt Oscar W Wylie of Gastonia reported fighting German jet planes while piloting a P 47 near Linnich and Steinstrass.
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Davern
Douglas Oakes
Lexington Ave
Greensboro
N. C
Lawrence H. Stewart
Kings Mountain
Oscar W. Wylie
Gastonia
Linnich
Steinstrass
Juelich
Coal Strike Warning Looms Over War Coal Supply
Washington February 26 John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers policy committee served notice under the Smith Connally act of a possible bituminous coal strike in 30 days The contract expires March 31 and negotiations with operators began Thursday The strike notice opens the meeting and aims to secure a new basic wage agreement while pledging to avoid interrupting coal production vital to the war effort.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
Smith-Connally
Lewis
Rotary of Labor
Perkins
Yanks Hold Half Iwo Jima As Airfield Falls Near Motoyama
U S Pacific Fleet reports three Marine divisions driving north on Iwo Jima with air support. Devildogs capture Motoyama No 2 east west runway and envelop a large portion of the north south runway after days of heavy fighting. Victory near the central airfield expected as bombardment and warships aid the assault.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Iwo Jima
Little Island
Grim Sawyer
Tokyo
Devildogs
Iwo
Motoyama No. 2
Car
Murmansk Supply Route Shows 91.6 Percent Safe Delivery
The British admiralty reported 91.6 percent of supplies sent over the north route to Murmansk arrived safely in the last three and a half years. It denied claims escorts abandoned a Murmansk convoy and noted 24 of 35 ships were lost after orders to break up amid fear of enemy surface ships led by the Tirpitz.
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London
Murmansk
Russia
Admiralty
Tokyo Targets Subjected To One Two Blow
Guam February 26. Industrial targets in Tokyo and Honshu faced a powerful air assault as carrier aircraft struck followed by over 200 B-29s in a massive operation. Fleet Adm. Nimitz issued a brief communique with no further details about the carrier strike.
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Guam
Tokyo
Japan
Honshu
Chester W. Nimitz
Rumble Of Guns Still Is Heard In Manila City
In Manila a battle continues as American artillery targets Japanese holdouts in two buildings during a surrender window. Corregidor Fortress near Manila Bay shakes from underground detonations set by enemy marines. General Beightler warns surrender or face death, while Japanese troops briefly retreat then reinforce positions along the Takahashi line as Maj. Gen. Griswold foresees heavy fighting.
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Manila
Manila Bay
Corregidor Fortress
Robert 8. Beightler
Richard K. Bishop
East Brady
Mainila
Takahashi Line
O. W. Griswold
14Th Corps
Gains Of Yanks Consolidated On Italian Front
U S 10 Mountain division reinforced by 85th 86th and 87th regiments solidified gains around Mount Belvedere west of the Bologna Pistoia highway and gained high ground near Mount Terraccia. Prisoners and reduced enemy pockets followed heavy Allied artillery in the Fifth Army sector south of Bologna amid repulsed German counterattacks.
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Rome
George P. Hayes
U. S. 10 Mountain Division
Mount Belvedere
Bologna- Pistoia
Mount Terraccia
10Th Division
Rocky Mountains
Fifth Army
Bologna
U. S. 10Th Mountain Division
87Th
Aleutians
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Fuehrer
Hitler
Reich
Europe
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Ermita
Santo Tomas Universi
Sampaloc
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U. S. Sith
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Dap
Big Blaze
Tar Heels
Manila City
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